Johnson met with members of both the conservative Freedom Caucus and centrist Main Street Caucus on Wednesday to broker a deal ahead of leadership elections.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) won the GOP nomination Wednesday for a full, two-year term in the top job, after running unopposed despite hardliners threatening to put up an challenger. Why it matters: Johnson will need 218 votes in January to retain his gavel,

House Speaker Mike Johnson won the House Republican nomination Wednesday to stay on the job, on track to keep the gavel after a morning endorsement from President-elect Donald Trump ahead of a full House vote in the new year.